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The Defenders (vol. 1) #117 (Mar. 1983):
“The Gift”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Jack Abel

The Defenders (vol. 1) #117

Title: “The Gift”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1983

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Don Perlin, Jack Abel


18 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Doctor Strange Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D occult
 Illuminati; Midnight Sons...  Marvel 1,687
Valkyrie Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) hero
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic paganism
(Asgardian)
 The Defenders
[former Chooser of the Slain]		 Marvel 325
Hellcat Hellcat (Patsy Walker) hero
   Lady Liberators; Legion of Unliving...  Marvel Timely 656
Gargoyle Gargoyle (Isaac Christians) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult
 The Defenders Marvel 125
Wong Wong supporting character
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism; occult
 [house servant of Doctor Strange] Marvel 333
Overmind (Grom) villain hero
   The Defenders; Thunderbolts Army Marvel 41
Elf with a Gun Elf with a Gun villain
CBR Scale: D elf
 [1st app: The Defenders (vol. 1) #25 (July 1975)] Marvel 15
Mindy Williams Mindy Williams supporting character
   Grayburn University
[poor woman rescued by Nighthawk; dated him]		 Marvel 11
Luann Bloom Luann Bloom supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
 [ultimately revealed to be robot created by Tribunal] Marvel 14
Philip le Guin Philip le Guin supporting character
   [telepath] Marvel 9
Ursula Richards Ursula Richards supporting character
   black
[telepath]		 Marvel 9
Jim supporting character
   [Phillip Le Guin's old friend] Marvel 1
Mickey supporting character
   [Phillip Le Guin's old friend] Marvel 1
Paul supporting character
   [Phillip Le Guin's old friend] Marvel 1
Will supporting character
   [Phillip Le Guin's old friend] Marvel 1
Mr. Le Guin supporting character
   [father of young telepath Phillip Le Guin] Marvel 1
Mrs. Le Guin supporting character
   [mother of young telepath Phillip Le Guin] Marvel 1
The Chorus The Chorus
(details) 		 supporting character group
   [ESP-powered group] Marvel 17

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